Musings Archive

0March 09, 2010
Hollywood 2009 By The Numbers
Now that the Academy Awards are over, let’s take a look at last years business of film.
What were the top grossing films of 2009 (besides Avatar), and what were they rated? Who were the top earners? [...]
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1February 17, 2010
The Future of Print Publishing
Last week at TED Wired and Adobe unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader on its debut platform, the iPad. Wired’s editor-in-Chief, Chris Anderson, breaks down the presentation:
“What Jeremy and I showed was not a CGI demo or concept — it was running live code with real copy. The content was created [...]
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0February 17, 2010
Google Liquid Galaxy
Google’s Liquid Galaxy is engineer Jason Holt’s 20% time project, a wraparound view of 8 LCD screens providing a truly immersive experience of Google Earth and Street View.
We [Mashable] wrote about Google’s Liquid Galaxy project back in December, one of the more interesting 20% projects in which [...]
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0February 03, 2010
State of the Internet: 2009
The state of the Internet in 2009 broken down into one extensive infographic.
The visualization studies several basic metrics. Such as: Who uses the Internet, how often they use it, how they are accessing it, and from where.
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0January 27, 2010
Apple’s New Baby: The iPad
The big day has finally arrived and… Apple’s Tablet does exist! The iPad has officially been born.
According to Steve Jobs, the device will be far better than an iPhone or netbook for browsing the web and at this morning’s announcement claimed “it’s the best browsing experience you’ve ever had.” The iPad will also feature most of the standard apps we have become [...]
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0January 24, 2010
‘New Creation’ Launch + Earnings = Big Week For Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Few events can steal the thunder from an Apple quarterly earnings day. Maybe only an Apple product launch.
The company releases quarterly results on Monday, but Wall Street is waiting for Wednesday, when Apple could unveil a new tablet computer that investors hope will be as huge a phenomenon as its iconic iPod and iPhone. The invitation to press merely says [...]
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0January 24, 2010
Social Technographic Profiles
Nearly three years ago, Forrester Research released a study of Social Media where they grouped Internet users into six segments of social media usage, dubbed Social Technographic Profiles. These six profiles – Creators, Critics, Collectors, Joiners, Spectators, and Inactives, became widely used in the industry to describe the behaviors of consumers in social media, and to help inform corporate social [...]
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1January 12, 2010
The Apple App Store Economy
The world of Mobile Apps is a burgeoning marketplace, with the obvious leader (and App Store creator) being Apple. This infograph provides a brief overview on just how successful their App Store is.
With over 56 Million users, and currently more than 130,000 Apps available for download… 200 Million Apps are being downloaded each month, generating more than $500 Million in revenues [...]
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0January 10, 2010
The Future Internet: Service Web 3.0
With over a billion users, today’s Internet is arguably the most successful human artifact ever created. The Future Internet, an initiative driven by the European Union, has become a prime research focus of STI International and the Service Web 3.0 project. In order to explain, promote, and attract new contributors, we created a video to be viewed by stakeholders, who may be non-experts, in a new [...]
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0January 09, 2010
Project Natal - The Innovation Journey
See the innovation journey of Project Natal, coming Holiday 2010.
You Are the Controller.
Introducing Project Natal, a revolutionary new way to play: no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips or speak you and your friends can jump into the fun — the only experience needed is [...]
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